Business Calendar

Sunday

Jul 14, 2013 at 6:00 AM

SUNDAY, JULY 14

&8226;The North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce has rescheduled its annual golf tournament, originally scheduled for June 14, to July 19 at Ellinwood Country Club, Pleasant Street, Athol. The tournament, which will include prizes, will be held from noon to 8 p.m.

MONDAY, JULY 15

&8226;The Chamber of Central Mass South will hold a ?Fun at Five networking event at 7 p.m. at the Vienna Restaurant Historic Inn, 14 South St., Southbridge. The event will include a drawing for prizes. The cost is $10 for members who register or $15 at the door, $20 for nonmembers. For more information, call (508) 347-2761 or email info@cmschamber.org.

Tuesday, July 16

&8226;The North Central Networking group will hold a breakfast meeting from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Fitchburg.

&8226;The WIND West Professional Networking group will meet at 9 a.m. at St. Luke's Parish Hall, 1 Ruggles St., Westboro. The program will be "Alternative Paths: Is Contracting or Consulting Right for You?" The presentation will be followed by a group discussion. The cost is $20 for new members, $10 for returning members.

&8226;The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business Owners Dialogue from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the chamber, 446 Main St., Suite 200, Worcester. The event is free, but participants must apply and be accepted.

&8226;The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University will hold a lecture, "What Can We Do to Reduce Public Health Risks Due to Mosquitoes?" from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Agnes Varis Auditorium at the school, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton. The speaker will be Dr. Sam R. Telford III. For more information, contact the office of continuing education at (508) 887-4723 or vetCEinfo@tufts.edu.

&8226;The Greater Gardner CDC will hold a free first-time homebuyer orientation session from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the CDC, 246 Central St., Gardner. Participants will explore the possibilities available in the market today and learn what they need to do to prepare to enter the home buying process. To register, call (978) 630-2975 or email pat@ggcdc.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 18

&8226;The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce will host a discussion on the costs of health care at 8:30 a.m. at the chamber, 446 Main St., Suite 200, Worcester. The featured speaker will be Barbara Anthony, state undersecretary of consumer affairs and business regulations.

&8226;A free seminar on the Affordable Care Act will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Touchstone Consulting Group, 390 Main St., fourth floor, The Slater Building, Worcester. Register online at touchstoneconsulting.com and click on the Navigating Health Care Reform ticket or call (508) 363-0400.

&8226;The Center for Women and Enterprise will hold a program on entrepreneurship from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the center, 50 Elm St., second floor, Worcester. The cost is $195 for a six-hour class. Registration is required. Partial scholarships may be available. To register, call (508) 363-2300 or email info.worcester@cweonline.org.

&8226;The Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a barbecue from 5 to 8 p.m. at TEAMWORKS in Northboro. The event will include prizes. All attendees will be given a T-shirt. Have your company name and/or logo featured on the T-shirt by signing up as a sponsor.

&8226;The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Evo, 234 Chandler St., Worcester. The cost is $10 for members, $20 for nonmembers and at the door.

&8226;The North Central Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours event during a Wachusett Dirt Dawgs game at Doyle Field in Leominster. The cost is $15, $10 for children 10 and younger. The cost includes a ticket to the game, a hot dog and a drink. For more information, contact Maria McCaffrey at (978) 353-7600, ext. 235, or mccaffrey@massweb.org.

FRIDAY, JULY 19

&8226;The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce's Connect for Success referral group will meet from 7:15 to 9 a.m. at the chamber, 446 Main St., Suite 200, Worcester. The event is free, but participants must apply and be accepted (visitors are welcome).

&8226;The Auburn Chamber of Commerce's Referral Group will meet from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Life Care Center of Auburn, 14 Masonic Circle, Auburn.

&8226;The Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce's Business Connections group will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the chamber, 11 Florence St., Marlboro. Business Connections offers an opportunity to network with other chamber members and share ideas and questions with other business owners. This is a bring-your-own-lunch event. Reservations are requested. Call (508) 485-7746 or send a fax to (508) 481-1819.

&8226;The Chamber of Central Mass South will hold a ribbon-cutting and grand-opening ceremony at 3 p.m. at the newly reconstructed Ted's Package Store, 27 Worcester Road, Charlton. Light refreshments will be available. The celebration will continue from 1 to 4 p.m. July 20 with food, beer and wine tastings, more than 20 vendors, and cotton candy and popcorn for the kids.

SATURDAY, JULY 20

&8226;The recently formed Latino Business Association of Webster will hold its first fundraising event, the Pride Pageant, at the American Legion Hall in Webster. The event is for girls up to age 12 and boys up to age 5, who will design and model outfits. Every child will receive a trophy, sash and title. Other prizes will include free dance classes, birthday parties, photo shoots and gift baskets. Each child will also have their picture submitted to local modeling agencies. The cost is $50. All proceeds will go into a scholarship fund for area youth. For more information, call Esther Vargas at (646) 309-1276.